Inter-store Event Information Correlation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of online media stores face inconvenience in accessing related information from other online websites, as there is no automatic linkage between online media stores and other relevant websites, requiring users to navigate multiple websites independently.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that allows online media stores to refer users to related information on partner online stores by receiving media item requests, determining availability of related information, and providing links or references to such information, enabling seamless access to event information like concert tickets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users independently access multiple online stores to find related information, then they can access event information from partner stores, but the process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between the online media store and partner online stores. This intermediary automatically correlates media item information with related event information from partner stores and presents it to users in a unified interface, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate multiple websites while still providing access to comprehensive related information
2Ease of operation
If online media stores integrate information from multiple partner stores, then users can access related information conveniently, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where partner online stores automatically provide their event information to the intermediary system through predefined protocols and data feeds. The intermediary system automatically processes, correlates, and presents this information without requiring manual integration efforts, thereby reducing the operational complexity of managing multiple partner store connections
3Loss of information
If the system provides comprehensive related information from partner stores, then user experience is enhanced, but information retrieval and processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the complexity of information correlation by changing the parameters of information exchange - using standardized data formats, predefined correlation rules based on media item attributes (such as artist names, event types), and structured response protocols. This allows the system to comprehensively retrieve and present related information from multiple partner stores while maintaining manageable processing complexity through consistent parameter-based correlation
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AI summary
Improved approaches to intelligently refer users of one online media store to another online store are disclosed. The inter-store referral can permit a user of an online media store, such as an online media store that offers digital media assets for purchase, to easily access related information, such as event information, from another online store. According to another aspect, improved approaches to access and present event information are disclosed.